Service difficulty report · Air Distr · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
September 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
21815
Part
Air Distr
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PIT - FL 553 - FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ADVISED COCKPIT CREW THAT THEY SMELLED SMOKE OR FUMES IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY DID NOT DETECT ANY SIGHT OF SMOKE. CAPTAIN COULD NOT ISOLATE PROBLEM AND ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND DIVERT TO PIT. FLIGHT LANDED AT PIT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CREW ADVISED DISPATCH THAT SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER STARTING APPROACH TO PIT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINES RUNNING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL. (M)